Habitat availability, hunting or poaching: What affects distribution and density of large mammals in western Tanzanian woodlands?

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 737-746

  Waltert, Matthias ^a   Meyer, Britta ^b   Kiffner, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Katavi Rukwa Conservation and Development Programme (KRCD)   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Distance sampling; Habitat preference; Miombo; Trophy hunting; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HUNTING; MAMMAL; NATIONAL PARK; POACHING; SAMPLING; VEGETATION COVER; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT; WOODLAND;

KATAVI NATIONAL PARK; RUKWA; TANZANIA;

GIRAFFIDAE; KOBUS ELLIPSIPRYMNUS; MAMMALIA; PHACOCHOERUS; SUIDAE; TRAGELAPHUS ORYX;

EID: 73149110124     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01080.x     Document Type: Article

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